Wood Fired Pots Without the Wood Kiln
Wood firing clay is an exciting endeavor and if you ever have a chance to participate in a wood firing, … Read More
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Translates “cellar kiln”—Traditional Japanese kiln evolving from the bank-kiln, and featuring a long, swelling inclined tubular ware chamber, with lower extreme serving as firebox. Characteristically produces heavy flame-flashing and residual-ash effects. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Studio Visit: Vincent Massey
After graduating from West Surrey College of Art in Farnham, England, in 1982, I set up my first studio, converting … Read More
3 Professional Studio Potters Share Advice For Aspiring Ceramic Artists
The insights that self-employed studio potters share about the decisions that made their careers possible are always informative. That is … Read More
Studio Visit: Logan Wannamaker
My studio is located outside Taos, New Mexico, on the way to the Taos Ski Valley and an hour and … Read More
Working Potters: Zak Chalmers
My ceramics degree was only the start of my journey in clay. I knew instinctively that I wasn’t finished with … Read More
Working Potters: Studio Touya: Hitomi and Takuro Shibata
Hitomi Shibata with Takuro Shibata
In Shigaraki, we mass-produced pots for the commercial market. That was not necessarily what we wanted to do, but we … Read More
Wood Firing: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The ceramic scholar, Philip Rawson, gave the keynote address at the Iowa Wood Firing Conference in 1991, and compared contemporary … Read More
Techno File: Visual Arts Shino
Traditionally, shino-glazed works are fired in reduction kilns—as a reducing atmosphere must be created for iron to be drawn into … Read More
Artist Q&A: Meet Meg Beaudoin
Editors: Did you come to pottery from a different career? Tell us about your journey and how your previous career informs … Read More
Tips and Tools: Budget Wood Firing
Planning a wood firing? Shocked by the price of wood? Check with your local dump, arborists, and cabinet makers to … Read More
